f Looking for a motherboard that supports 12th Gen Intel Core processors, but only uses DDR4 memory to save money, but also needs powerful expansion and performance? Come! This article is going to introduce to you out of the box, this is a motherboard with the above features, the B660 AORUS MASTER DDR from GIGABYTE https://jazznews.com.tw/razer-leviathan-v2/4 motherboard although not using the top Z690 chip It still uses the B660 chipset, but it also has powerful expansion capabilities. Up to four DDR4s can be installed in the memory, and M.2 SSDs can also be installed in three groups with thick heatsinks for heat conduction. The graphics card can also be installed. to the PCIE x16 slot and supports PCI Express 4.0.
GIGABYTE B660 AORUS MASTER DDR4 motherboard in standard ATX form factor with flagship power and cooling!
B660 AORUS MASTER DDR4 Product Features
Equipped with 16+1+1 phase linkage digital power supply design, full-coverage heat dissipation design, three sets of PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 ultra-high-speed M.2 slot design with enlarged heat dissipation armor, Intel 2.5 GbE Ethernet network, WIFI 6 802.11ax, 120dB high-fidelity sound with WIMA capacitors, rear USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C interface, RGB FUSION 2.0, Q-Flash Plus technology
Supports the 12th generation Intel Core processor Built-in 4 memory slots, supports dual-channel technology and Non-ECC memory 16+1+1 linked digital power supply design Supplemented by 60A DrMOS equipped with memory anti-jamming mask, effective Improve memory overclocking performance Full-coverage heat dissipation design supplemented by high shielding rate MOSFET transistor heat sink WIFI 6 802.11ax 2T2R wireless network and Bluetooth 5, supplemented by new AORUS antenna ALC1220 audio control chip supplemented by WIMA audio capacitors to provide high-fidelity Audio Super-speed Intel 2.5 GbE Ethernet Three sets of PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 super-speed M.2 slot design with large cooling armor Built-in super-speed USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 TYPE-C interface, providing 20Gb/s The transmission speed is equipped with RGB 2.0 technology to provide multi-zone digital lighting full-color display and supports digital/analog light bar Exclusive Smart Fan 6 technology, built-in multi-point temperature measurement function and a composite fan header design, supports FAN STOP technology Q-Flash Plus technology to update the BIOS without installing a processor, memory or graphics card
B660 AORUS MASTER DDR4 UNBOXING
On the back of the color box is the main feature information of the product, such as the use of Twin Hybrid VRM design, 16+1+1 phase linkage digital power supply design with a maximum configuration of 60A; built-in USB 3.2 Gen2x2 is also very rare!
Very complete ATX size full expansion interface, and provides the installation of DDR4 memory, allowing users to save the expensive $ of purchasing DDR5 memory! Built-in four memory slots, supporting dual-channel Non-ECC DDR4 memory (up to a single 32GB)
For detailed various expansion functions, please see this picture directly;
Rear panel device connection sockets support:
1 USB Type-C port, supports USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 5 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 SMA antenna ports (2T2R) 1 DisplayPort socket 1 HDMI 2.0 socket 1 RJ-45 port (2.5GbE) 1 S/PDIF optical output jack 5 audio connectors
The thermal armor design is a full-coverage MOSFET transistor heatsink, configured with a 5 W/mK thermal pad, with integrated IO baffle and 2x copper circuit board characteristics
16+1+1 Phase Linkage Digital Power Supply Design
8+4 pin ATX 12V power socket using solid pin power connector
Built-in iTE I/O controller chip and GIGABYTE’s powerful AMP-UP Audio design, built-in Realtek ALC1220-VB chip
The analog sound effect part uses Japanese capacitors, and the output supports 2/4/5.1/7.1 channels (it seems that each channel uses a NIPPON audio-grade capacitor! Every two channels use a WIMA audio-grade audio capacitor)
match AORUS Gen4 7000s SSD Solid State Drive
Games or creators who want to speed up can consider this solid state drive from Gigabyte as a system boot disk!
Dressed up very handsome!
Remove the original heat sink on the motherboard and install the AORUS Gen4 7000s Prem. SSD
Here is also a demonstration for everyone. If a high-end graphics card (such as this RTX 3090Ti) is installed, it will not cause noise (interference) to the installation of this SSD! The product also supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technology~
Let’s take another shot for you to see!
B660 AORUS MASTER DDR4 Benchmark
testing platform:
Processor: Intel i3-12100 Motherboard: GIGABYTE B660 AORUS MASTER DDR4 Memory: Crucial DDR4 2x16GB kit Boot Disk: Crucial P5 Plus M.2 PCIe Gen 4×4 NVMe SSD Power Supply: GIGABYTE UD1000GM PG5 Operating System: WINDOWS 11 Professional Edition
This is the system information, you can see the use of Intel i3-12100 processor, 32GB memory, and Win 11 professional operating system
First test the performance of SSD on this platform. In the Crystal DiskMark test, the read exceeds the limit, reaching 7016 MB/s! The write speed is 5385.4 MB/s
Although it only uses the Intel i3-12100 processor, the performance is enough for many people! Even adding an RTX 3050 graphics card can handle most games!
For example, withGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 EAGLE 8G It feels great to play Forza Horizn racing game!
The performance part of the platform, in the PCMARK10 test, got a good score of 4642! If your computer needs are mostly word processing and simple photo editing, B660 and Intel i3 processors are actually enough! The choice of motherboard should consider the future expansion and upgradeability. If you think that the GPU performance is not enough, add a medium to high-end discrete graphics card, the memory is actually enough for the high-end DDR4 performance!
Summary
Overall, I think all the hardware installation and BIOS setting functions of this motherboard are very simple and easy to understand. Those who do not need computer overclocking experience can refer to the instructions in the user manual for installation and settings! Whether you want a blazing-fast USB 3.2 Gen2x2 interface, install a PCIe Gen4x4 SSD, or overclock your CPU and DDR4 memory, no problem! The motherboard not only has a beautiful appearance, but also has a good performance and a powerful expansion interface configuration. You can seriously consider whether to take advantage of this major architectural update brought by Intel’s 12th-generation Core processor to plan and build it for yourself or your company. A computer platform with stable and fast performance, allowing gamers and creators to improve their productivity faster!
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